RACESTUDIO was founded by Bruce A. Race, FAIA, FAICP, PhD in 1994 to personally serve his clients. RACESTUDIO specializes in community-based urban design, guidelines, comprehensive planning, programming, and architectural design assignments. RACESTUDIO's clients have received 32 planning and design awards from the American Institute of Architects, American Planning Association, Local Government Commission, Governor of California, California League of Cities, EPA, Association of Environmental Professionals, Society of College and University Planning and California Preservation Foundation. The UC Merced Long Range Development Plan was awarded a national 2012 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project Award and a 2013 Owings Award for Environmental Excellence from the California Architectural Foundation.